Delonte West controlled the ball and advanced to the frontcourt. On the defensive end, Lin Yu's opponent was Richard Jefferson.
The Nets' three star outside players, Kidd, Carter and Richard Jefferson, are all good at both offense and defense, so they never have any mismatch defense, they almost always defend against each other.
In the game the day before yesterday, Lin Yu's poor offense was miserably guarded by Jefferson. On the other side, Carter also guarded the newcomer Szczerbiak with no accuracy at all.
In this game, Szczerbiak still had lingering fears from the previous game.
Once he reached the frontcourt, he had no intention of asking for the ball. He just tried to get rid of Carter's defense at the off-ball end.
Lin Yu also rushed to the frontcourt, stopped on the right side of the top of the key, and reached out to try to get the ball.
Delonte West did not give it because it did not meet the team's tactical requirements.
In the Celtics' offensive tactics, Lin Yu never attacks with the ball, he only catches the ball and shoots.
Lin Yu also knew this very well. When he tried to get the ball but failed, he started running on the off-ball end and then waited for Delonte West to pass the ball.
Kidd defended West, but he didn't give West any chance. West struggled for a while and then tried to pass the ball.
However, the timing of his pass was awkward, with only the last six or seven seconds left in the 24-second attack time.
"Paul Pierce is not here, Ricky Davis has left, and Delonte West has regarded himself as the boss of the Celtics. He has been sticking to the ball and didn't even give it to China Lin when he asked for it."
"You know, in the past two games, China Lin has been the second scorer on the Celtics."
"In the last seven seconds, Delonte West finally passed the ball, and Wally Szczerbiak received the ball."
"But Szczerbiak faced Carter's defensive defense and had no chance at all."
Lin Yu quickly came out from the baseline and moved to a large area in the middle distance on the left. Except for Richard Jefferson who was following behind him, there were no other defensive players.
He raised his hand for the ball and shouted: "Give me the ball!"
Wally Szczerbiak, who was hesitant about whether to force the shot or not, got the second option he wanted.
The next second, he passed the ball directly to Lin Yu who was running.
With three seconds left in the attack time, Lin Yu finally caught the ball.
Stop suddenly, pull up on the spot, all actions are done in one go.
"In the last three seconds, Wally Szczerbiak passed the ball, and in the last two seconds, China Lin took the shot directly!"
After jumping up, Richard Jefferson rushed forward and slapped his face with a pair of big hands.
However, Lin Yu twisted in the air, leaned back beautifully in the air, avoided interference, and threw the ball.
Whoosh!
At the last moment of 24 seconds, the basketball got into the basket!
The ball went in!
Lin Yu, who landed on the ground, had already clenched his fist and waved it hard.
In the commentary box, Charles Barkley's open mouth was enough to fit into Lin Yu's fist.
"Is this a CIC? China Lin actually voted for a CIC!"
"China Lin has hit some mid-range shots, although not many."
In contrast, Kenny Smith is much calmer. Lin Yu's progress is too fast. Unless Lin Yu slams a death dunk similar to Carter's today, he will be as surprised as Barkley.
Barkley couldn't stop being surprised: "But it's still a picturesque fadeaway jumper, the signature stunt of Michael Jordan or Kobe Bryant."
"A fadeaway jumper? It really looks like it!"
"When did he have the skill of a fadeaway jumper? I remember the last time I explained his game, he could only shoot some three-pointers against the defense."
"Last time, he could only shoot some open three-pointers, so, Charles, don't be surprised, where are we stepping? Where amazing happens, you have to get used to everything happening in front of us!"
After scoring an unconventional goal for him, Lin Yu only surprised many people who had never seen him shoot a fadeaway jumper for a moment.
Most people thought he was fooled because it was a catch. When the ball was in hand, there were only the last two seconds left in the attack time.
He had to take action, so he missed a goal.
As a result, I got in. I can only say that Lin Yu was extremely lucky.
Richard Jefferson, who returned to the offensive end and was closely followed by Lin Yu, thought so.
The Nets still had the ball in Kidd's hands. Jefferson made various moves, but couldn't get rid of Lin Yu's defense.
He found that compared to the game the day before yesterday, Lin Yu's defensive pressure on him seemed to have increased countless times.
He didn't know what happened in the past two days. He only knew that it was difficult for him to connect the ball now.
"Kobe's unlimited physical ability is easy to use. When will my physical ability reach Kobe's level?"
Lin Yu was chasing after him, and he suddenly became an invincible Xiaoqiang. The reason was naturally related to the "Peak Kobe Bryant Single Game Experience Card".
At his peak, Kobe was able to score 81 points and take 47 shots without getting tired at all.
How difficult is it to let him follow Richard Jefferson for a whole game?
On the offensive end, Jefferson had no chance, and Kidd was really incapable of attacking. He had no intention of making a move of his own, and after controlling the ball for a while, he passed the ball to Carter.
Carter was not polite, he caught the ball and broke through, made a pull-up jumper, and bang, it was a strike.
Olowokandi was stuck in position, but did not rush for the ball. He watched helplessly as the basketball fell into the hands of Richard Jefferson.
If Lin Yu was playing 2k at this time, the game would definitely prompt: The opponent grabbed a rebound.
Then it dropped a lot of ratings.
Richard Jefferson made a tip-in, but was trapped by Lin Yu from behind.
With his long arms and big hands covering the sky, Jefferson had no chance to take action and could only pass the ball out.
It was Carter who caught the ball. Against Szczerbiak's air-like defense, he made another mid-range shot, and with a bang, the second attack hit!
On the sidelines, Doc Rivers frowned. After two or three possessions, Michael Olowokande, who played for the Celtics for the first time, showed his poor attitude towards the game.
And Wally Szczerbiak's defense is just air. These two new players may not be as helpful to the Celtics as their predecessors.
The Celtics serve from the backcourt, and Delonte West still gets the ball.
Lin Yu stood on the right side of the arc and tried to get the ball, but Delonte West still refused to give it to him.
Helpless, Lin Yu could only run.
But as soon as he took two steps, West took action directly, a mid-range pull-up, and with a bang, it missed!
Olowokandi on the inside stood on tiptoes, not even wanting to jump, and the rebound was collected by Kostic.
Rivers couldn't stand it anymore and waved directly to the bench: "Kendrick, go to the technical table and replace Michael Olowokande!"
Then, he cursed in a low voice: "fxxk! Ricky's deal completely failed. What did we get? A Wally who has no defense at all, and a sugar man who has no intention of playing ball!"
As far as Rivers is concerned, if Szczerbiak can't play like he did in the Timberwolves and Olowokandi can't regain his enthusiasm, the Celtics will really have to run into trouble.
unless……
Rivers thought of Lin Yu's fadeaway jumper.
"Unless Lin Yu can make progress again..."
Too many things have happened to Lin Yu that surprised him, from sitting on the bench to relying on defense to gain playing time, to growing in long-range shooting step by step.
Rivers suddenly felt that maybe he could really look forward to Lin Yu's performance. In order not to fail, the only thing he could look forward to now was Lin Yu.
But the problem now is that it is too difficult for Lin Yu to get the ball on the court.
There is no Pierce, no Ricky Davis, only Wally Szczerbiak, who has just arrived. Delonte West seems to have regarded himself as the owner of this team and controls it.
Never let go of the ball.
Since the opening game, Lin Yu has only made one catch and one fadeaway jumper that surprised Rivers.
Afterwards, Lin Yu started running back and forth on the field, and he seemed to have become a long-distance runner.
In fact, this is a microcosm of the past two games. After Pierce was injured, Delonte West took possession of the ball, and it was difficult for Lin Yu to receive the ball.
Before Pierce was injured, most of the balls Lin Yu received came from Pierce.
After Pierce was injured, most of the balls Lin Yu could catch were pot balls...
On the court, Lin Yu reached for the ball for the fifth time, and West, who was really impatient, gave it to him.
Finally, Lin Yu caught the ball.
Lin Yu, who caught the ball, was a little angry. When he was angry, he decided not to give West a chance to assist.
There was still more attack time, and he controlled two steps.
"Come on, Chinese, if you can, you can score this goal against my defense!"
Jefferson, who was marking him, became impatient. He opened his arms and acted like a victim.
Lin Yu stared at him in surprise, then continued to wait.
After the time limit for assist calculation passed, he started.
It was said that it was started, but in fact it was just a glance at the basket, and then it was pulled out directly on the spot.
"Another fadeaway jumper!"
Whoosh!
"Coming in again!"
"What happened to China's Lin today? When did he develop the fadeaway jumper? Why couldn't Richard Jefferson guard him?"
"This is not the Chinese forest we are familiar with!"
Richard Jefferson also wanted to shout, this is not the Chinese Lin from the last game, he must have been replaced!